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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is One of TV's Greatest, Says PEOPLE Critic
The star shows off her "sharp, precise, blindingly quick comic skills" in the political comedy
I am trying to imagine a marble bust of Julia Louis-Dreyfus. This bust rests atop a marble pedestal, and the pedestal sits in a gleaming marble hall.
Can't do it. The hair is too chic, for one thing, and that's hard to sculpt. So, I'll spell it out: Veep, the new HBO comedy in which Louis-Dreyfus plays a vice president of very little brain, puts her firmly in the pantheon of TV's great comedic actresses.
Yes, yes, yes, Louis-Dreyfus already proved she was fantastic playing Seinfeld's Elaine, the woman who invented the urban sombrero. But that was an ensemble role. And she was lovely, relaxed and charming as a divorced mom on her mellow sitcom vehicle The New Adventures of Old Christine.
Veep, though, is Julia Louis-Dreyfus unbound.
She plays Selina Meyer, a former Maryland Senator who would happily step up to president (you'll see how happily in an upcoming episode) but who doesn't have the political clout or competence to adopt a shelter dog. The vice president is too much of an egomaniac to know this – or, if she does, the realization darts in and out of her mind like an unusually translucent hummingbird. And then she furiously throws herself back into the game.
That's the fun of Veep: Watching Louis-Dreyfus bring her sharp, precise, blindingly quick comic skills to a character who exists only in panic mode, frantically spinning herself out of her latest political predicament.
The actress's energy of attack here is unflagging and exhilarating. It's a little like watching a weed-wacker attack a redwood forest.


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Well, well, well. Spring "break" is over. If you need me, I can most likely be found in my closet in the fetal position rocking back and forth sucking my thumb.
Really, now, we had a splendid spring break.
First we went to Africa on a jungle safari (or it could have been the zoo).
Hot tip #743: If you're worried that your child might get lost at a public place, forget those fancy silver ID bracelets, all pertinent information should fit concisely on any child's forearm.
Then there was the "Culinary Institute for Really, Really, Serious Bakers". We baked for hours in this little wonder, or at least until our hopes and dreams got dashed when the cakes looked more like parakeet droppings than the cake photos. A hex on Madison Avenue.
Moving on...NASA Science Camp. We learned much about the force of gravity. By dropping raw eggs off the balcony. Oh my, I do love a good experiment involving raw eggs.
If you must know, the raw egg wrapped in the diapers survived the fall off the second story balcony! But this was our third try--two previously failed missions (wrapped in paper towels, another in cotton balls) almost had us aborting the research altogether. Way to persevere, kids!
Not all was primroses. Pumpernickel was cited for testing my acrylic paints on her clothing and table, and she had to serve a little time upstate, if you know what I mean. Not the most exciting world adventure for her, indeed.
Alas, my stack of "must-read" books remained unopened on the nightstand. I suppose there's always summer "break."

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The trail spans three miles, extending from the trailhead on Flippen Road to Memorial Park, winding along Reeves Creek. It can be accessed from either Flippen Road or Memorial Park. Parking is available at both sites.
The Flippen Road entrance adds the benefit of exercise equipment which enables runners and walkers to warm up prior to hitting the trail.
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Nick Montfort develops computational art and poetry, often collaboratively. His books of poetry are 2002: A Palindrome Story, a 2002-word palindrome written with William Gillespie and Riddle & Bind, both from Spineless Books; #!, executable poems from Counterpath Press; and 2x6, computational poems developed in collaboration with six translators, forthcoming from Les Figues. He has completed more than 50 individual and collaborative digital media projects, including poetry projects The Deletionist (with Amaranth Borsuk and Jesper Juul) and Sea and Spar Between (with Stephanie Strickland). The MIT Press has published four of his collaborative and individual books, most recently the 10-author collaboration 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10. His book Exploratory Programming for the Arts and Humanities is forthcoming from this press. He organizes the Renderings project to translate global computational poetry and writing into English and heads the DIY lab The Trope Tank. Nick is on the faculty at MIT, where he teaches writing and digital media; he lives in New York City.
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Billionaire investor slams Paulson, says we're heading into a financial storm
Paul Joseph Watson
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Billionaire investor George Soros has slammed US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson for behaving in the same manner as bankers in the 1930's and mishandling a financial crisis that threatens a repeat of the Great Depression.
Soros told BBC Newsnight that the world was merely at the beginning of a financial storm and warned, "We mustn't allow the financial system to collapse as it did in the 1930s."
Referring to Hank Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary, Soros stated, "The way Paulson is handling the situation is reminiscent of the way the bankers handled it in the 1930s."
He added: "The financial system has gone overboard and the financial engineering has grown to big, it takes up too big a share in the world's resources."
"Now it is shrinking. When it becomes regulated it will be less profitable than the last 25 years."
Soros, a former member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, is ranked by Forbes as the 99th richest person in the world with a net worth of around $9 billion.
Ironically, Soros made his name by reaping the dividends of another financial meltdown when he "broke the Bank of England" by short-selling the pound sterling before the currency dropped out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992, landing Soros a profit of around $1.1 billion.
In 2006, the highest court in France upheld a conviction that Soros had practiced insider trading when he bought shares in French bank Société Générale after discovering that the bank was on the verge of a takeover.
Soros has repeatedly predicted fiscal armageddon, writing three books about a "superbubble" that is on the verge of collapse.
In response to those accusing him of crying wolf in an effort to panic financial markets and benefit from the fallout, Soros stated, "I have a record of crying wolf…. I did it first in The Alchemy of Finance (in 1987), then in The Crisis of Global Capitalism (in 1998) and now in this book (2008's The New Paradigm for Financial Markets). So it's three books predicting disaster. (After) the boy cried wolf three times . . . the wolf really came."
Respondents to a Daily Mail article about Soros' comments accused the financier of engaging in wanton hypocrisy.
"I don't know why on Earth they interview Soros since he has been proven again and again to deliberately spread financial rumour for his own exploitation and gain," wrote one, "Soros became a multi multi billionaire precisely through manipulating markets like this – if this man says that we are heading for a 1930's style crash you can guarantee he already has plans to profit from it."
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This has been a week of great art. I ran out at lunch yesterday to see a sculpture exhibit by Beth Cavener Stichter...and boy did I love it. Their intent is powerful and I love the painterly quality of the surface. Like the Walton Ford paintings mentioned below, the sheer beauty of the work underlines the emotional toll. "The sculptures I create focus on human psychology, stripped of context and rationalization, and articulated through animal and human forms On the surface, these figures are simply feral and domestic individuals suspended in a moment of tension. Beneath the surface they embody the impacts of aggression, territorial desires, isolation, and pack mentality."
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4 comments:
- francis tsai said...
nice - "painterly" is a good way to describe it.
- MBKKR said...
The sculptures look great.
They have a strange comic like feel.
Very nice.
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Raw food for pets?
Despite warnings by veterinarians, growing numbers of dog and cat owners are serving uncooked, homemade fare
To most people, pet food is something that comes in a bag or can. The package might be illustrated with pictures of meat chunks, vegetables and grains, but what's inside is probably the most thoroughly processed food product on the market.
Still, quite a few dog and cat owners are deciding that packaged food isn't the only way to feed their pets. Over the last two decades, they've become a vocal movement advocating food for pets made with whole, fresh, minimally processed and usually raw ingredients.
If calling it a "movement" seems like hyperbole, consider that nearly a thousand pet owners in San Francisco and the North Bay alone belong to SF Raw, a raw feeders' buying group. Similar organizations have sprung up across the country.
Since the early '80s, dozens of books have been published on raw pet diets. There are raw feeding dog and cat breeders, animal rescue groups and shelters. There are also uncountable e-mail lists, websites and message boards where raw feeding is discussed. Veterinarians have reported a huge increase in the number of clients expressing interest in raw and homemade diets, particularly after the 2007 pet food recall.
Most of those people, when they did mention raw diets to their veterinarians, got a lecture about the dangers of homemade diets and raw foods in particular. A lot of vets think it's impossible to make a homemade meal for a dog or cat without a PhD in nutrition and a food laboratory in the garage. And a raw diet? Given the amount of bacteria in raw meat, they say, that's a recipe for sickness and death for your pets.
So why do so many pet owners insist on feeding raw diets to their pets? And why is the modern raw pet food movement not just alive, but growing?
If the terms "slow food" and "locavore" come to mind, you're on the right track. Modern raw feeders aren't crazy, back-to-nature hippies or indulgent pet parents trying to spoil their fur babies with grass-fed steak tartare. They're part of a much larger movement interested in doing right by farm animals, the planet and their local economies.
Commercial diets and the myth of "people food"
The roots of today's raw feeding movement go back to the early '80s, although feeding raw foods to dogs and cats is as old as domestication itself.
Commercial pet food in the United States was introduced in 1890, but it took several decades for the idea that "science and industry know best" to completely take hold. When I was growing up in the 1960s, my family and my friends' families fed their pets a combination of commercial foods, scraps from the butcher and the leftovers from our own meals.
By the end of the '70s, however, the multibillion dollar pet food industry had created a generation of pet owners and veterinarians who were absolutely convinced that dogs and cats couldn't survive without the scientifically formulated products known as "dog food" and "cat food." What we ate was "people food," and our pets couldn't eat it without developing any number of diseases caused by nutritional deficiency or excess.
Then, in 1983, a veterinarian named Dr. Richard Pitcairn wrote "Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats," in which he challenged that pervasive belief, suggesting that a lifetime of processed food wasn't any healthier for our pets than it was for us.
I read Dr. Pitcairn's book in 1986 and, being a health food kind of person, thought I'd try his approach, and I convinced my mother to make the switch for her dog, too. Our animals thrived on their new diets, but for years we were the only people we knew who were feeding that way.
A few years later, the Internet put pet owners around the world in easy contact with each other, and I discovered lots of people were feeding raw to their pets. That nascent online community discovered and spread what turned out to be the next big thing in raw pet diets, a feeding plan known as the "BARF" diet.
Does your pet BARF?
Australian veterinarian Ian Billinghurst didn't name his raw diet after puppy puke. The name "BARF," which stands for "bones and raw foods," was coined on the Wellpet e-mail list, where Billinghurst's book, "Give Your Dog a Bone," was being avidly discussed.
Billinghurst wanted dog owners to reproduce the elements of a prey animal when they fed their pets. He recommended a diet of muscle meat, organs and bones along with pulverized raw vegetables, probiotics, cultured foods like yogurt and a few supplements.
While the specifics of the Billinghurst diet were a bit fanciful, it tapped into something that made a lot of sense to most pet owners. They began asking questions like, "What did wolves eat before domestication and selective breeding created the dog?" and "What was the diet of the wild cat like?"
Their answers, like Billinghurst's, often had more fantasy than science behind them, but the approach made enough of an impact that the pet food industry and veterinary profession took notice -- and it wasn't positive notice.
"You're going to kill your pets."
Opposition to raw diets was loud and powerful. Dogs and cats, critics insisted, had such specific and complicated nutritional needs that no one in a home kitchen could possibly get their diets right.
That argument convinced some people to stay away from homemade and raw diets, but it flunked the logic test for most raw feeders. If dogs and cats couldn't survive without commercial pet food, why did we have dogs and cats at all? After all, the 20th century was almost upon us when commercial foods were invented.
Besides, we could see with our own eyes that our raw-fed animals were not just doing fine, but doing better than they had on commercial foods. Certainly it was possible to screw up a home-prepared pet diet, but getting it right definitely wasn't beyond our ability.
Another objection was much harder to dismiss. Raw meat, eggs and dairy products, raw diet opponents said, were full of bacteria that could sicken our pets and even be passed to us. The only safe way to consume these foods was to cook them.
Some raw feeders were skeptical. Dogs and cats not only evolved while eating raw critters, guts and all, but dogs -- as well as predators like the cat -- ate rotten, decomposing prey. And dogs and cats both lick their own behinds. Surely a little bacteria won't hurt them.
Unfortunately, it's not that simple. From E. coli in hamburger to salmonella in produce, juice and peanuts, there's fecal bacteria getting into our dinner at nearly every stage of the agricultural food chain. Cooking has become the only way for most individual consumers to eradicate harmful bacteria in their food, and warnings against eating raw or "undercooked" meats, eggs and dairy products are everywhere.
While it's true that healthy dogs and cats are more resistant to food-borne pathogens than humans, it's not true that they can eat them with impunity. Furthermore, the industrialization of food production has resulted in different bacteria, in greater numbers, than anything dogs and cats evolved to handle.
Ironically, the most effective objection to raw feeding -- food safety -- has ended up being its strongest justification. That's because the very reason most people feed their pets raw and homemade food is that we've come to believe that processed foods aren't safe enough.
When our veterinarians lecture us about the dangers of raw meat, they may be trying to scare us back into the arms of the commercial pet food industry. Instead they often end up pushing us farther into the movement towards locally grown, in-season, sustainably produced fresh foods -- foods that we perceive are cleaner, more humane and better for our animals and the planet.
The big change
Once, my mom and I were the only people I knew who fed raw. Today, almost everyone we know has at least considered it.
Raw frozen diets are available in pet supply stores and even vet's offices now, most formulated in accordance with guidelines by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), a private organization that establishes standards for animal food and whose approval has become the imprimatur of pet food nutritional adequacy.
Veterinary opinion is still overwhelmingly negative, but even that's starting to change. While there were always a handful of holistic veterinarians who advocated raw diets for pets, today their more conventional colleagues are taking a second look at the practice. SF Raw maintains a list of raw-friendly veterinarians on its website, several of whom feed raw diets to their own pets.
Kasie Maxwell, who founded SF Raw in 2003 and has been feeding raw diets to her pets since 1989, agrees that raw feeding is part of a bigger movement -- one that's not really about pets at all. She called it a "Michael Pollan-esque thing."
"Most of our members buy from us because it's an affordable way to support sustainable agriculture," she said. "But it's more than that. We buy eggs from a woman's backyard chickens and milk from someone else's pet goats. Instead of supporting mega-corporations and companies in China, we're supporting the local economy. We're supporting our neighbors."


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First up I wish to apologize to anybody I offended with my strong, some would suggest over-the-top angry rant at gold buyers.
Don't get me wrong, I still believe they are pretty much the scum of the WoW player base, but I encountered something worse, something that unbelievably has taken my desire to play WoW away from me.
They are the…
<Blackrock Exiles>
A bigger bunch of arseholes you will never have the displeasure to encounter in your life.
A shiteful way to end the week.
I had a hard weekend. I did a heap of repairs on my house before Winter comes and trashes it, leaving me without a roof, leaving my son without a roof.
At the end of a long emotionally charged weekend I sat down to play WoW.
Unfortunately, when I logged in Aman'Thul, in fact all the Oceanic servers, in fact all of the Bloodlust Battlegroup was out for emergency maintenance, with no ETA.
To say the least I was disappointed, but I had an option.. I could join the folks over at Single Abstract Noun for a bit of R&R&R.
Rest & Relaxation & Roleplaying
I had already rolled a character on Argent Dawn US.
Not surprisingly it was a Gnome
Neither will it surprise you that it was a Gnome Mage
Would it surprise you if this Gnome Mage was called Gnomeaggedon?
No, I thought not!
The 1st night I joined SAN, I madly ran about trying to complete quests while spouting off my already forming backstory.
I don't profess to be a great roleplayer… Hell, I was a great D&D player, but often roleplaying was left in the dust when I could sense the Dungeon Master's fear.
However I had a story… and I was sticking to it!
I realized during the week, that my time on Argent Dawn didn't have to be a race to 80, it didn't have to be anything other than what it was. I decided if Gnomeaggedon received incidental XP while trotting around looking for help to return him to his once great status, then so be it… however there would be no rush to 80, no leveling guides, no selecting quests unless they truly fit in the spirit of my backstory and absolutely, under no circumstances, would there be any contact with Goblins unless there were 3 or 4 people to hold me back from roasting them slowly over a level 1 fireball.
So, Gnomeaggedon, the level 3 Gnomeaggedon, logged on and was greeted with 2 things.
- The cheerful hellos of the SAN Army, and
- The news of an invasion of Gnomes.. A Gnome army marching through the streets.
A Gnome Army.. Hooray!
What Gnome wouldn't be proud that there was a Gnome army doing a procession through the cities?
I raced to see this…
Argent Dawn is a Roleplaying Server – How awesome would this be????
Ohhh the HORROR!
10 minutes later, I realized that not all was well.
These weren't Gnomes, they were Trolls wearing the scalps of Gnomes.
These Gnomes were more destructive than a plague of locusts.
To me they destroyed the peaceful place, my haven, that was Argent Dawn.
I logged off, never to return.
That was it for me, I was tired and angry, you have no idea how angry. I am so angry I can't express it in words – which just shows you how rational I was over the last couple of days about the goldbuyers.. I found words for them!
I would love to grab those players from Blackrock by the balls (no, not the characters, the players), stick them in stocks and throw tomatoes at them until they were thoroughly humiliated. I would love to call their Mum's and tell them that their nice little boys are actually the bullies.. maybe they get bullied at school, so they take it out here.
I'd love to, but to be honest, I think they would take it as a badge of honor. I dare say when they discover this post they will come and spit all over the blog and feel proud of themselves.
I was angry with them, but now I hate Blizzard!
I'm a bit of a Blizzard fan boy… nothing too extreme, but a part from the occasional rant about how I still don't have my roflcopter I love their work.
That was until tonight when I went looking for some reference to these dickwads called <Blackrock Exiles>.
That was when I discovered that this wasn't a one-off isolated incident.
This is the normal mode of operation for the Blackrock players when they are deprived of their server.
Unlike human beings, these guys don't jump on their alts on other servers… they don't even roll level 1 trolls and raid Ironforge.
No, they roll level 1 Gnomes and invade Ironforge, because then they are untouchable. No one in Ironforge can touch them because they are of the same faction, so they can grief to their hearts content, ruin a perfectly good night for other players without the fear of being oneshot by a level 3 Gnome Mage.
Blizzard could:
8. Account Suspension/Deletion.
BLIZZARD MAY SUSPEND, TERMINATE, MODIFY, OR DELETE ACCOUNTS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON OR FOR NO REASON, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. For purposes of explanation and not limitation, most account suspensions, terminations and/or deletions are the result of violations of this Terms of Use or the EULA.
but they don't!
They would certainly have the grounds for it…
9. Code of Conduct.
B. Rules Related to "Chat" and Interaction With Other Users. Communicating in-game with other Users and Blizzard representatives, whether by text, voice or any other method, is an integral part of the Game and the Service and is referred to here as "Chat." When engaging in Chat, you may not:
(i) Transmit or post any content or language which, in the sole and absolute discretion of Blizzard, is deemed to be offensive, including without limitation content or language that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, sexually explicit, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, nor may you use a misspelling or an alternative spelling to circumvent the content and language restrictions listed above;
(ii) Carry out any action with a disruptive effect, such as intentionally causing the Chat screen to scroll faster than other users are able to read, or setting up macros with large amounts of text that, when used, can have a disruptive effect on the normal flow of Chat;
(iii) Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue in Chat or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users including without limitation posting commercial solicitations and/or advertisements for goods and services available outside of the World of Warcraft universe;
(iv) Sending repeated unsolicited or unwelcome messages to a single user or repeatedly posting similar messages in a Chat area, including without limitation continuous advertisements to sell goods or services;
Of course, they don't believe in griefing… cause you know, the game is all about interaction…
C. Rules Related to Game Play. Game play is what World of Warcraft is all about, and Blizzard strictly enforces the rules that govern game play. Blizzard considers most conduct to be part of the Game, and not harassment, so player-killing the enemies of your race and/or alliance, including gravestone and/or corpse camping, is considered a part of the Game. Because the Game is a "player vs. player" game, you should always remember to protect yourself in areas where the members of hostile races can attack you, rather than contacting Blizzard's in-game customer service representatives for help when you have been killed by an enemy of your race. Nonetheless, certain acts go beyond what is "fair" and are considered serious violations of these Terms of Use. Those acts include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
(iii) Anything that Blizzard considers contrary to the "essence" of the Game.
Ummm… isn't this contrary to the "essence" of the game… being griefed by level 1 lowlives who have rolled the same faction as you purely because you can't corpse camp them?
If only there were rules for RP servers…
Ohhh what the hell do you know… THERE ARE RULES SPECIFICALLY ABOUT RP SERVERS!
To be honest it isn't worth my energy to go and copy and paste from the policy… if Blizzard doesn't care, then why the hell should I?
What a harassment policy… be damned if the Blizzard staff have ever read that either!
I guess they never expected it would happen…
I guess they thought that just because the Blackrock servers were down, the sensible players from Blackrock wouldn't come over and start harassing people… again… would they?
Blizzard you knew they were coming, yet you allowed your customers to suffer.
Quite simply, if you expect us to live by your terms of service, THEN BY FUCK YOU BETTER PROACTIVELY UPHOLD THEM!
Go buy gold folks.. hell, go hack accounts and sell it for all I care.
Blizzards inability to protect their customers from a known threat is inexcusable.
One GM right-clicking on the invading, spamming, harassing, Gnomes (come on if we can right-click report spam, you telling me they can't right-click perma-ban?) would have stopped them in their tracks – if you took out the ringleaders the rest would have been left spamming "invite please".
So folks,
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Oscar Pareja will stalk the sidelines at Dick's Sporting Goods Park again next year, but more will certainly be demanded from the team he commands on the field.
Pareja will be back for his second year as Colorado head coach in 2013, Rapids technical director Paul Bravo confirmed to MLSsoccer.com this week.
"We knew that there would be some growing pains there. It's Oscar's first head coaching position," Bravo said in a wide-ranging, hour-long interview from his office on Monday. "There's a lot of things that go into that and so overall I thought the results tell the story for us. Nineteen losses, and there's nobody that it affects more than Oscar. I think he's learned a lot. I think he'll be a better coach for it."
READ: Bravo holds out hope that Mastroeni returns for 2013
Bravo hinted that Pareja – who was hired in January 2012, just hours before the MLS Combine – may not have had the proper players to fit his attack-minded 4-3-3 scheme. But despite a summer swoon that saw the Rapids go 0-6-0 in July, leading to the their first postseason absence since 2009.
"It takes a little bit of time in this league for coaches to get their feet firmly on the ground and really take off," Bravo said. "When we look at it, Dominic [Kinnear]'s been in that boat, Frank [Yallop]'s been in that boat, Peter [Vermes] has been in that boat, so I see a lot of good in Oscar.
"… He's very passionate about this club and wanting it to be successful, and he's very passionate about the way we want to go about getting our results. I see a lot of positive growth from day one to where we are today. And moving into next year, I fully expect us to be able to turn this around."
But despite several areas of optimism, Bravo's primary point of concern with Pareja appeared to be the Rapids' 19 losses, some of which he felt could have been avoided by more conservative play.
READ: Bravo, Pareja hold individual player year-end meetings
Pareja has repeatedly stated his desire to play win-first soccer, but that likely contributed to some of the club's defensive struggles, as Colorado allowed 50 goals in 2012, the fifth-highest total in MLS. While the Rapids are shifting towards playing more attack-minded soccer, Bravo hinted that it may be prudent to tone down the aggression in 2013 to avoid losing as many games.
"He understands that there could be moments where we need to lock it down to get the point," Bravo said. "The thing with him is he's open minded. He accepts constructive criticism and he uses that to become a better coach.
"And I think that's one of the great qualities that you need, to be able to self reflect, understand where you made mistakes and get better from those moments. I think there are moments where he feels as he had to do it over again, he might do it differently. But at the time, personnel becomes important as well."
Chris Bianchi covers the Colorado Rapids for MLSsoccer.com.


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NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The chiming of bells reverberated throughout Newtown on Friday, commemorating one week since the crackle of gunfire in a schoolhouse killed 20 children and six adults in a massacre that has shaken the community -- and the nation -- to its core.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy gathered with other officials in rain and wind on the steps of the Edmond Town Hall as the bell rang 26 times in memory of each life lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The gunman also killed his mother before the massacre, and himself afterward.
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Officials didn't plan any formal remarks Friday morning, and similar commemorations took place throughout the country.
Though the massacre does not rank as the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history -- that happened at Virginia Tech -- the tender age of the victims and the absence of any apparent motive has struck at Americans' hearts and minds. The gunman used a military-style assault rifle loaded with ammunition intended to inflict maximum damage, officials have said.
The White House said President Barack Obama privately observed the moment of silence.
Just a week after the attack, gun control has taken a front burner in Congress, where previous mass shootings produced only minimal legislative reaction. Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that the Obama administration would push to tighten gun laws.
The National Rifle Association plans a Friday morning news conference, its first public event since the shootings. The nation's largest gun-rights lobby with 4.3 million members has said it will offer "meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again."
Traffic stopped in the streets outside the town hall in Newtown as bells rang out to honor the dead.
Malloy, taking deep breaths with his hands folded in front of him, was joined by the Newtown superintendent of schools, lawmakers and other officials as bells rang out at the nearby Trinity Episcopal Church.
"When I heard the 26 bells ring it just melted my soul," said Kerrie Glassman of Sandy Hook who said she knew seven of the victims. "It's just overwhelming. You just can't believe this happened in our town."
Among those who came out to observe the ceremony was Edie Hardwick, 66, of Middlebury, Conn.
"It's such a horrific thing. Such a horrible thing." she said.
When the bells tolled mournfully to honor the victims of last week's shooting rampage, they did so 26 times, for each child and staff member killed.
Rarely do residents mention the first person police said Adam Lanza killed that morning: his mother, Nancy, who was shot in the head four times while she lay in bed.
That makes 27.
A private funeral was held Thursday in New Hampshire for Nancy Lanza, according to Donald Briggs, the police chief in Kingston, N.H., where her funeral was held. About 25 family members attended the ceremony.
In Newtown, where makeshift memorials of stuffed animals, angels, candles, flowers and balloons have blossomed on patches of grass throughout town, there is only one noticeable tribute to Nancy Lanza. It's a letter written by a friend on yellow paper affixed, screwed and shellacked onto a red piece of wood.
"Others now share pain for choices you faced alone; May the blameless among us throw the first stone," it reads in part.
No one outwardly blames Nancy Lanza for the rampage. But authorities have said the gunman, her 20-year-old son Adam, used the guns she kept at their home to carry out a massacre that became the second-deadliest school shooting in U.S. history and has stirred lawmakers to call for gun control laws.
Some view her as a victim, but one whose guns were used to kill first-graders. And others think Nancy Lanza was an innocent victim, one who should be counted and included at memorials.
Newtown and environs weathered a fourth day of funerals Thursday as mourners laid to rest Catherine Hubbard, Benjamin Wheeler, Jesse Lewis and Allison Wyatt, all 6 years old; and Grace McDonnell, 7. On Friday, five funerals or memorials were planned.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was one of the people to visit Newtown on Thursday, stopping by a firehouse.
Biden, who is overseeing the administration's response to last week's shooting, said he and Obama are "absolutely committed" to curbing gun violence in the United States.
"Even if we can only save one life, we have to take action," he said.
Gun-control measures have faced fierce resistance in Congress for years, but that may be changing because of the events in Connecticut, which shocked the nation.
After the shooting, Obama signaled for the first time that he's willing to spend significant political capital on the issue. Some prominent gun-rights advocates on Capitol Hill -- Democrats and Republicans alike -- have expressed willingness to consider new measures.
Investigators have said that Nancy Lanza, a gun enthusiast, visited shooting ranges several times and that her son also visited an area range.
Authorities say Adam Lanza shot his mother at their home and then took her car and some of her guns to the school, where he broke in and opened fire. A Connecticut official said Nancy Lanza was shot four times in the head with a .22-caliber rifle.
Adam Lanza was wearing all black, with an olive-drab utility vest, during the school attack. Investigators have found no letters or diaries that could explain the rampage.
Friends and acquaintances have described him as intelligent, but odd and quiet.
Friends said he would stare down at the floor and not speak when she brought him into a local pizzeria. They knew that he'd switched schools more than once and that she'd tried home schooling him. But while she occasionally expressed concern about his future during evenings at the bar, she never complained.
"I heard her as a parent. I always said that I wouldn't want to be in her shoes. But I thought, 'Wow. She holds it well,'" said Jon Tambascio, son of the pizzeria operator.
Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Michael Melia, John Christoffersen and David Klepper in Newtown; Jim Fitzgerald in Katonah, N.Y.; and Frederic J. Frommer in Washington.


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Transport Minister Warren Truss has singled out Qantas' high costs and wages as a key factor weighing the airline down and says the government will monitor markets' reaction to the airline's reported $252 million underlying loss on Thursday before moving to respond.
In an exclusive interview with Fairfax Media, Mr Truss said the Coalition was ''not in the business of propping up businesses'', but acknowledged the key strategic role Qantas played in servicing cities across Australia.
Mr Truss also warned the airline that the government expected it to dip into its own cash reserves before seeking federal support.
He predicted Qantas would never be able to compete with newer Middle Eastern airlines such as Eithad and Emirates, as well as emerging giants such as China Southern.
''The Qantas wage and cost structure places them at a significant disadvantage to the people they are flying alongside. Many of them are Asian carriers these days, they are Middle Eastern carriers where the wage structures are very much lower,'' he said.
''Everyone has noticed the rise of Emirates and Etihad but we have to start watching the rise of China Southern and the major Chinese airlines. In my view, these major airlines in China will be dominating world aviation alongside Emirates and Etihad within literally three or four years.
''Their cost structure is very, very much lower than Qantas' could ever be, so they will face continuing challenges in the international routes.''
Mr Truss said that while domestic routes and regional Qantaslink services remained profitable, the airline was struggling to compete on international routes.
''I think Qantas should be conscious of the need for its routes to operate with a profit,'' he said.
''We'll monitor what happens over the next few days, how the market responds and the perception of what the impact of these announcements today will be on the operation of airservices in Australia.
''The government doesn't see itself having a role propping up businesses, or airlines, but we do think it is essential to maintain air services around the country.''
Qantas needs to get its financial affairs 'in order': Truss
Asked about government moves to provide the airline with a debt guarantee to access cheaper finance and mooted changes to the Qantas Sale Act, Mr Truss said the airline had substantial cash reserves and assets.
''It's a globally iconic brand, it has a reputation for being safe and reliable, all those sorts of things are important assets to the company. So the company would naturally be expected to use its own resources before it could expect taxpayers to contribute,'' he said.
''It is essential that Qantas as a large listed business needs to get its financial affairs in order, it cannot continue to operate with losses.''
Mr Truss dismissed calls by independent MP Nick Xenophon for an inquiry into the airline. Senator Xenophon said Qantas and its derivative business Jetstar had been badly run.
Asked in question time by Labor leader Bill Shorten what his government would do to help Qantas workers, Mr Abbott said he was in regular contact with the company.
He said the difficulty was what the government does for one business it has to do for others.
''There are a number of things that Qantas would like and this government is to do what it can for Qantas, consistent with responsible economic management,'' Mr Abbott said.
''That essentially means that we should insure that Qantas can compete on a level playing field, we want to insure that Qantas is not competing against its rivals with a ball and chain around its leg.''
'Worst day in aviation in Australia since Ansett collapse'
Earlier Mr Shoten said Qantas' decision to cut 5000 jobs was the worst day for aviation in Australia since the collapse of Ansett.
Mr Shorten also accused the government of inaction as the airline had signalled a need for support back in December and Labor would continue to support the airline being majority Australian-owned, as well keeping its head office and board Australian-based.
He said that it was time the federal government made clear whether it would offer a debt guarantee to the airline, rather than playing games and focusing on changes to the Sale Act.
''They have been sending messages if Qantas makes what the Abbott government calls the hard decisions, they would come in behind them, they have been saying they would consider a debt guarantee,'' he said.
''[If] it is the case Qantas has made the very hard decisions, will the Abbott government back up what they have been hinting and promising the market, consumers, the aviation public or will they play political games and focus solely on the Sale Act?''
Mr Shorten said the airline had taken a series of tough decisions including cutting 5000 jobs, cancelling new planes and changing routes.
''The government has run out of excuses. It is now time for Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey to make a decision – do they want to save Qantas or do they just want to play politics?
''The rest of the world has government intervention in their airlines. We would be the bunnies if we just waved goodbye to an Australian icon. If we believe there is a level playing field and somehow the rest of the world isn't investing in their airline, that would be a mistake.''
Greens deputy leader Adam Bandt said that the government should seek guarantees from Qantas management that jobs would not be sent offshore before moving to offer support to the airline.
''Alan Joyce and Qantas are a flight risk. Money and jobs could be on the next 747 flight to Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, if foreign ownership rules are relaxed and no conditions are put on government support,'' he said.
''It's incredibly disappointing to see Labor today suggesting that they are open to increasing foreign ownership in Qantas. The Greens have been firm in our commitment to government support of Qantas, but only with a guarantee to protect local jobs.''
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Do you think the prepositions are necessary in the following sentences?
- 1. Lecture on every Friday will be held at room 4.
2. This unique history is something that I am not sure of .
3. On whether she is coming or not ,we have to proceed to our journey .
4. This is the only book that I have to rely on for my research .
5. The writing skills are the are that students have to practise on .
1. The sentence is a little awkward. Try:
- A lecture will be held every Friday in room 4.
2. That one is fine.
3. Delete On. Also, it should be proceed with.
4. That one is fine. (The on in rely on is not a preposition but part of a phrasal verb. [Edit])
5. You don't need on at the end of that sentence.
- The writing skills are what students have to practise.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A new type of super PAC, smaller with less money and tightly focused, has become a force in this fall's political campaigns, campaign spending reports reveal.
Some super PACs back Democrats, while others support Republicans, but they are most evident in House races, which are cheaper than presidential or Senate campaigns, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
Many of the groups did not incorporate until this summer, fueling a surge of spending in September. Through the beginning of October, the federal Election Commission reported $38.5 million in independent spending by super PACs and other outside groups. That's seven times what was spent during the same period in 2010.
About $18 million of the total was spent to back Democrats, $19.8 million on Republicans. That does not include spending on issue ads that groups are not required to disclose to the FEC.
The smaller groups operate without many of the trappings of larger groups, foregoing websites, spokesmen and news releases, leaving the public with little knowledge about the groups. They often are focused on supporting a particular candidate or specific agenda.
For example, Public Campaign Action Fund, which supports tighter campaign regulation, has spent a relatively minor $722,948 split over several states on ads opposing Republicans. The group's director, David Donnelly, says while larger groups use their thicker wallets like a blunt instrument, campaign spending by his group is wielded like a scalpel.


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This seminar will provide a critical interrogation of the dominant ideologies of so-called modernity and modernization in the post-colonial Arab world (and the Middle East more generally), with a specific focus on contemporary Islamism in the context of the recent Arab revolts. Participants will grapple with what contemporary Islam is and how to delineate the social, cultural, economic, and political conditions under which it first emerged and developed. Participants also will grapple with what appear to be two central paradoxes of the contemporary post-colonial Arab societies: 1- The rise of Islamism and Islamist fundamentalism at a time when global neo-liberalism (itself in crisis) has declared "the end of history" and 2- The sudden recent chain-reaction of popular upheavals and revolts in the Middle East calling for political liberty, political democracy, and constitutional reform.
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Card-carrying: Why a conservative joined the ACLU
For years, the American Civil Liberties Union has sent me quantities of junk mail soliciting me to join. No doubt they picked my name from the mailing lists of a lot of left-leaning publications to which I subscribe– after all, you've got to know what the other guys are up to. I often consider reading The Nation or The American Prospect to be opposition research. And just as surely as those ACLU missives arrived, they were chucked into my garbage can.
It's not as though I'm not sympathetic to a lot of what the ACLU is doing. I am strongly in favor of its activities in defense of free speech, its efforts to maintain the proper separation of church and state, and the like. But I've been less sanguine about its stands on things like private freedom of association and the death penalty.
I agree with the ACLU that it's wrong for the Boy Scouts to exclude gays, but I also don't think it's the government's business to try to force people to put up with one another in voluntary organizations. If you don't like the Boy Scouts' homophobic policy, then don't join and don't contribute.
On the other hand, I agree with the ACLU that the government should be neutral with regard to the question of who gets married to whom. Though reasonable people of good will obviously disagree, my moral intuition tells me– and the moral intuitions of the majority of Americans tell them– that the only suitable punishment for the heinous crime of premeditated murder is death. I hope it goes without saying that the state must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt before killing someone.
Anyway, when I received another ACLU solicitation last month, I decided to send in my check and sign up. Why now? I still disagree with the ACLU's official positions on the death penalty and freedom of association, so perhaps this column can be regarded as a kind of personal "side letter" similar to those that often accompany treaties in which countries exempt themselves from provisions they dislike. Nevertheless, the ACLU is oh-so-right on the vital and timely constitutional issues of free speech and protection of people from unreasonable and intrusive government action.
For example, the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia just ruled that the Feds can jail people incognito indefinitely. "The objection to secrecy is that secrecy invites abuse," Steven Shapiro, the ACLU's legal director said to the Washington Post. "And we now know from the Justice Department's own internal report that serious abuses took place."
He's right. The Bush Administration has also essentially suspended the writ of habeas corpus, that is, denying detainees access to the courts to contest their arrests as unlawful, by simply asserting that it can declare American citizens "enemy combatants." And, of course, the USA Patriot Act has given disturbing new surveillance powers to the FBI that I believe violate the Fourth Amendment's protections against warrant-less searches.
Even more egregious were proposals being considered by the U.S. Justice Department in its draft version of the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003. The American Conservative Union– not a group generally thought of as a bunch of pantywaist bleeding hearts– highlights civil liberties nightmares in the DSEA. The act would,
*Allow the government to secretly submit any evidence it wishes to the court without notifying the defendant.
*Permit, without any connection to anti- terrorism efforts, sensitive personal credit and educational information to be shared with local and state law enforcement.
*Strip even native born Americans of all of their rights of United States citizenship by inferring intent to relinquish citizenship if they provide support to an organization they may not even know has been labeled a 'terrorist organization.'
As it turns out, I am far from alone in seeing new value in ACLU membership. The organization is moving out of its leftwing ghetto and is attracting a wider spectrum of members. Look, people, we are far from living in a police state, but it's time to roll back the encroachments on our liberties that we have already endured.
Many Americans are alarmed at what they regard as an erosion of their civil liberties, so it's not surprising that the ACLU's membership is the highest it's ever been, totaling over 400,000 and growing.
The ACLU recognizes, as do most Americans, that there is no tradeoff between liberty and security. That's why I agree with the ACLU's slogan "Keep America Safe and Free," and that's why I'm a card-carrying member of the ACLU today.
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Asks Martine Syms's Nite Life. These texts appear through an invisible cursor on a purple backdrop, mimicking the rhythm of a nervous diction before quickly deleting themselves. Some level of interaction seems to be expected, but there is no way to reply—in contrast with Syms's recent project with Gina Trapani for Seven on Seven, Insecurity Questions.
The website's performance of these words—which Syms culled from Sam Cooke's asides to the audience on the record Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963—is diametrically opposed to the bravado we often associate with recordings like "A Change is Going to Come" or with Cooke's voice in general. Even after successfully crossing over from Gospel to Pop (a transition that included a comparatively restrained appearance on Ed Sullivan), Cooke's live performances were characterized by their energy and the intensity of the audience's interaction. These characteristics resulted in executives deeming this live recording "too black" to be released; the recording did not see the light of day until Cooke's style was no longer in vogue.


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RR Koothady
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Posted: Tue 08 Apr 2008, 14:59
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Trouble installing SCIM m17n in Puppy 3.01
Subject description: For multi-language support
I am trying to install SCIM input method in Puppy 3.01, for Tamil Language (Locale: ta_IN). I have succeeded till the LAST BUT ONE STEP.
The final step eludes me.
Incidentally, the Dotpets I have made, are capable of lending support to 40 MORE Languages. [Amharic, Arabic(Egypt),Assamese, Bengali,Tibetian,Danish,Divehi,Greek,English(American),Persian,French,Gujarathi, Hebrew,Hindi, Croatian,Armenian,Japanes,Georgian,Kazak, Cambodian,Kannada, Korean, Loathian, Malayalam,Burmese, Nepali,Oriya, Punjabi,Russian,Sinhala,Slovak,Serbian,Swedish,Telugu,Thai,Uighur,Ukranian,Vietnamese,Chinese(simplified), Chinese(traditional)]
The steps I had taken are as follows:
1. chooselocale : ta_IN (alternatively your desired locale)
2. Compiled DotPets of "m17nlib, m17ndb,SCIM, m17n-SCIM, SCIM tables" from the Source tar balls.
(http://www.m17n.org/m17n-lib-en/index.html , http://www.scim-im.org/downloads/scim_download )
3. Installation of "m17nlib" gave the errors: certain dependencies missing: "libotf.so.0″ and "libXaw95.so.7″ in "/usr/local/lib" and "usr/local/bin" folders.
4. Found "libXaw95.so.7″ at "/usr/X11R7/lib" folder and linked it to "/usr/local/bin" folder.
5. Downloaded "libotf.0.9.4.orig.tar.gz" from " http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/libotf0 " - installed.
6. Installed the other dotpets one by one without any problem.
7. Installation of SCIM DotPet misses a shared object file named "table-imengine-setup.so". This file has to be installed at /usr/local/lib/scim-1.0/1.4.0
/SetupUI. Grabbed the file from "BOSS Linux" - a derivative of Ubuntu and placed it in the above folder. (Download this from the link given at the end)
Adding scripts in /.xinitrc:
8. Added the following scripts (based on the Debian Installation Instruction for SCIM - See Below for Downloading this Help Document):
export LANG
export XMODIFIERS
export GTK_IM_MODULE
scim -d
9. Added the following script (according to the above Debian Ref) in /.scim/global :
/SupportedUnicodeLocales = ta_IN
10. Reboot
11. The SCIM keyboard appears in the X Tray. Right click. Exit.
12. Open Terminal: Type: scim -d
13. It shows the following message:
# scim -d
Smart Common Input Method 1.4.7
Launching a SCIM daemon with Socket FrontEnd…
Loading simple Config module …
Creating backend …
Loading socket FrontEnd module …
Starting SCIM as daemon …
Launching a SCIM process with x11…
Loading socket Config module …
Creating backend …
Loading x11 FrontEnd module …
GTK Panel of SCIM 1.4.7
Starting SCIM as daemon …
SCIM has been successfully launched.
14. Right Click SCIM Keyboard icon at XTray: SCIM Setup: Go to Generic Table: Table Management: Install required Tables (from /usr/local/share/scim/tables)
15. Click "Apply", "OK".
16. Open "Geany" or "Abiword".
17. Press "Ctrl + Space".
18. SCIM tray should appear at the bottom right end of the application, from which the desired table may be chosen. And Typing in the Local language can begin.
19. I have succeeded till the 16 th step. But alas! When I press "Ctrl+Space" SCIM fails to trigger.
20. I am unable to understand where I had gone wrong. Any Ideas?
21. Solving this, will bring 41 languages into Puppy with the the following DotPets I have compiled. But the final step is eluding me. Can anyone help?
Download the DotPets:
Installation Help (an excellent guide written for Debian and useful for Puppy too)
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Posted: Tue 08 Apr 2008, 18:26
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This may not be completely relevant to your question, and if it's a distraction, I apologise in advance. But it may throw some light onto your problem.
I've also been playing around with scim. I installed it in Ubuntu, and to get it to work, I also needed to install scim-bridge, which allows scim to work without needing to set the locale to another language. (I just want my visitors to be able to send email in Chinese or other languages.)
The final step was this:
gedit /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/scim
then find and change
then restart the system
This works nicely in Ubuntu, and now I'm trying to get the same thing to work in Puppy. I've made a pet out of scim-bridge, and also scim. The problem is the configuration file. Puppy doesn't seem to have a file in the location given above. I tried creating one there and it did nothing.
Can someone with a better knowledge of the Puppy filesystem layout tell me where to make this change, so we can get this working?
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RR Koothady
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
Posts: 247
Location: Coimbatore, India
Posted: Wed 09 Apr 2008, 06:44
Post subject: How to implement Gentoo Linux Solution in Puppy?
Dear All:
Gentoo Linux has reported the same issue. It was also solved this February. Here are the links:
The reason for SCIM not getting triggered on pressing "Ctrl+Space" and the Solution offered:
When your computer boots up, goes past the kernel, initializes all the services and then finally arrives at the shell prompt, the X server has to be started up.
That is what the command startx does.
A fair explanation is here
You may not notice startx because if you have a login manager installed like kdm or gdm, it takes care of executing it for you.
Now you faced the problem of an unresponsive SCIM taskbar icon, because the SCIM variables in ~/.xinitrc were not exported before all the X programs of your Window manager (Gnome, right?) started launching.
That problem in fact affects both Gnome and KDE since they don't call ~/.xinitrc but use their own session managers as the startx link above explains.
...Sooooo... instead of ~/.xinitrc, put the environment variables in /etc/profiles.d/scim.sh
That way the variables are set globally, as soon as you login, and before X is launched."
I have tried to follow this suggestion in Puppy. I created a "scim.sh" file in Geany, typed the environmental variables:
export XMODIFIERS=@im=SCIM
export GTK_IM_MODULE=scim
export QT_IM_MODULE=scim
and saved the file in /etc/profiles.d/.
Earlier, when the above environmental variable was placed in /.xinitrc (just below the line . /etc/rc.d/PUPSTATE) the SCIM Keyboard icon got displayed in the X Tray whenever X restarted. However now ( that is: after creating the abovesaid "scim.sh" file in the /etc/profiles.d/ folder) it does not get launched on its own. It has to be invoked manually using the "scim -d" command in the terminal. After this, scim gets launched successfully, but even after this pressing "ctrl+space" buttons do not invoke scim.
So, I think I have gone wrong somewhere.
Will some one tell me what should I do in Puppy in order to "export the SCIM environmental variables before all the X programmes of the Window Manager get launched?"
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RR Koothady
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
Posts: 247
Location: Coimbatore, India
Posted: Wed 09 Apr 2008, 22:04
Post subject: SCIM BRIDGE PET
Dear Irihapeti
I have problem in compiling scim-bridge.
Can you please share with me the scim-bridge dotpet you have created? Instead of the m17n route, I would like to try the scim-bridge route.
my email: cypherandone at gmail.com
Thank You in advance
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Posted: Thu 10 Apr 2008, 00:30
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RR Koothady:
I'm a bit reluctant to email the dotpet because I've tried to do some stuff with a postinstall script in it and I'm not too comfortable with the idea of maybe trashing someone else's system in the process.
Also, I'm running 2.17 and your system is 3.01.
However, I can tell you how I got it to compile. I needed to recompile scim, configuring like this:
./configure --prefix=/usr
and then, to configure scim-bridge:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-qt3-immodule --disable-qt4immodule
I've also solved my earlier problem. I added two lines to
"scim-bridge" "SCIM Bridge Input Method" "" "" ""
and I added the following to ~/.xinitrc, near the beginning, just after the "pupstate" statement.
export GTK_IM_MODULE
Now it works!
I hope that helps.
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RR Koothady
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
Posts: 247
Location: Coimbatore, India
Posted: Thu 10 Apr 2008, 00:48
Post subject:
Dear Irihapeti
Thank You very much; and Congratulations for solving the problem.
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Posts: 25
Posted: Thu 10 Apr 2008, 01:57
Post subject:
I'm a beginner, but I'm having the same problem with SCIM, so I'd like to post something :
searching the forum for SCIM input, I found a Chinese version of SCIM for puppy:
on the above page, you will see the link ftp://puppy:email@example.com/Chinese_puppy/
-> chinese_input-0.01.pet
I installed this pet package on my Puppy and Ctrl+SPACE seems to work flawlessly.
I humbly hope you will be able to solve this problem analyzing the contents of this package.
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Posted: Thu 10 Apr 2008, 02:59
Post subject:
RR Koothady wrote:
Thank You very much; and Congratulations for solving the problem.
I take it that it worked, then.
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RR Koothady
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
Posts: 247
Location: Coimbatore, India
Posted: Thu 10 Apr 2008, 07:05
Post subject: SCIM Issue SOLVED in Puppy
Dear All!
Irihapeti's solution for the SCIM installation Problem works works well in Puppy.
The route I had taken was installing "m17nlib, m17ndb, scim and scim-m17n". (in Puppy 3.01 -TMXINE Pup)
On the other hand, Irihapeti had taken the other (perhaps the better) route of installing "scim and the scim-bridge". (in Puppy 2.17)
But the solution he had found has made both the routes work for Puppy in Versions 2 and 3.
Thanks once again Irihapeti and Juveno41.
Puppy can now handle all the 41 languages offered by SCIM.
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SCIM in Puppy displaying the possibility of in-putting 41 languages. The image shows typing in "Tamil" language in GIMP in TMXINE Puppy.
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Posts: 25
Posted: Thu 10 Apr 2008, 09:34
Post subject:
Congratulations for solving this issue once and for all...
41 languages will sure be useful to many people.
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Posted: Thu 10 Apr 2008, 16:39
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RR Koothady:
Great to see the final result!
Now I have another question.
I need to be able to type in Maori, which uses macrons. It can be done using the raw code option, but that is horribly inconvenient.
I notice that you have various European languages, such as French, Spanish etc listed. Where do you get the libraries needed to be able to input in these? I've downloaded and compiled scim-tables, but it doesn't cover those languages.
(And, just for the record, I'm female - the mother of 2 adult sons. I'm trying to interest one of them in Linux, and as he's a post-grad language student, this stuff is very likely to be of interest to him.)
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RR Koothady
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
Posts: 247
Location: Coimbatore, India
Posted: Fri 11 Apr 2008, 07:45
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Dear Irihapeti:
I am not a programmer but a physician working in a small village. The reason why I want a Tamil Puppy urgently is - to write one "one page" story a day in Tamil for my 4 year old daughter and her friends from April 14 - the Tamil NewYear Day.
If you would like to check the languages you have mentioned why not try the following dot pets in a 3.01 system?
Please follow the instruction I had given in the first post to install them. To make the installation work, of course use the final solution you had offered.
Or else, I can send the specific language table alone through a "rapidshare" upload.
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Posted: Fri 11 Apr 2008, 13:45
Post subject:
This must be something very basic for more experienced people, but I'm stuck while compiling SCIM. I did as follows in the uncompressed directory:
1) ./configure --prefix=/usr
2) make
and got an error message after quite a while:
grep: /usr/X11R7/lib/libxcb-xlib.la: No such file or directory
/bin/sed: can't read /usr/X11R7/lib/libxcb-xlib.la: No such file or directory
libtool: link: `/usr/X11R7/lib/libxcb-xlib.la' is not a valid libtool archive
make[2]: *** [libscim-x11utils-1.0.la] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/mnt/hdc5/Puppy/scim-1.4.7/utils'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/hdc5/Puppy/scim-1.4.7'
make: *** [all] Error 2
I found that the missing file is located in my '/usr/lib'.
I tried the parameter '-I /usr/lib' for make, but got the same error.
I think there must be a solution beside copying the missing file to '/usr/X11R7/lib'.
Could you give me any suggestions on this, Irihapeti, and RR Koothady? Thanks.
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RR Koothady
Joined: 22 Jul 2006
Posts: 247
Location: Coimbatore, India
Posted: Fri 11 Apr 2008, 14:10
Post subject:
Dear Juveno41
I had faced the same problem while compiling scim. Some lib files required in /usr/X11R7/lib/ are (for some reason, I do not know) located at /usr/lib and also at /usr/X11R6/lib and vice-versa.
Copying from one folder to another solved the problem, but the in the console you get a regular message that these files have been moved... however, this message had not impeded the compiling process per se.
May be, when we remaster our own Puppy - we have to put these files in the 'other' folders?
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Posts: 25
Posted: Fri 11 Apr 2008, 15:34
Post subject:
So that was the right solution...
Since I'm a beginner, I was reluctant to copy them to somewhere else and mess up with the directory structure, as it didn't seem normal.
But copying them will hopefully solve the problem.
Then I'll go try this, Thanks!
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Muse of Fire by Dan Simmons. Subterranean Press, 2008. 105 page
In recent years, it has become fashionable for writers who have "cult followings" to issue limited editions of handsomely packaged and extravagantly priced short works. Somebody like Stephen King, William Gay and Caitlin Kiernan can get away with this. In addition, these "collector's editions" frequently end up on eBay where they are sold for astonishing sums. (At the present, limited "rare" editions of Kiernan's Tales of Pain and Wonder are being sold for $900 to $l,000 each!)
Dan Simmons is no stranger to the glitzy field of special editions. Most of his epic novels (which usually run over 600 pages) are customarily issued in both a standard format and a collector's edition which invariably sells out. However, last year, Subterranean Press issued the slender Muse of Fire (actually a novella) with much fanfare and a price tag of $35. A half-dozen critics began their reviews, "Worth every penny!" The first edition sold out, and the second edition is still doing well. Is it worth it?
Yes, it is, simply because the author remains one of the most gifted writers of "speculative fiction" around. Epic works such as The Terror, Drood and Hyperion demonstrate Simmons' skill in blending exhaustive research with stunning imaginative narrative. Muse of Fire has the same characteristics, plus this brilliant gem is actually a homage to William Shakespeare.
The narrator of Muse of Fire, a young actor named Wilbr, belongs to a Shakespearean troupe called the Earth Men. (One of the names for Shakespeare's original troupe was "The Lord Chamberlain's Men.") The 30-some members of the troupe travel on a great spaceship, the Muse, performing the complete works of the bard for the inhabitants of 10,000 inhabited planets; in fact, the number of worlds is so vast, explorers have stopped giving them names. Numbers will suffice, says Wilbr who notes that the Earth Men have just completed a production of "Much Ado About Nothing," for planet 25-25-261B where the seas are composed of sulphuric acid and the days are 18 hours long.
According to Wilbr, the Earth is but a faint memory — a dead planet with its natural resources depleted and its oceans drained. All humankind has been enslaved and is scattered through other galaxies where they work in mining camps. Their conquerors, the Archons are a highly advanced (and totally non-human) race devoid of sensory perception. Consequently, they only experience and understand "human" feeling by attaching themselves to another species, the dragomen. Each dragoman possesses hundreds of filaments and tentacles which can convey sensations (emotion, music and human speech) to the Archons. The dragomen hang over their hosts like great squid, their dangling tentacles attached to Archon brains — a decidedly creepy image.
When Muse of Fire opens, Wilbr's troupe of actors find themselves performing in a mind-boggling setting. The silent Archons — the usually invisible members of the ruling caste — sit in a massive theater encircling the Earth Men and their makeshift acting area. Their only response to the conclusion of the play is a whirring of their great insect-like wings. Eventually, the troupe learns that their last performance was a test to determine if the Muse and the Earth Men should be exterminated or allowed to travel to other worlds and perform for other species that are even more advanced than the Archons — the Poimen, the Demiurgos (the original creators of the "failed" earth) and perhaps even a semblance of a supreme being called Arbaxas.
At this point, when the troupe learns that they will not be destroyed, they are given a new name: the Heresiarch's Men. They also discover that they are no longer capable of determining the destination of the Muse (which had previously been controlled by a mummified woman, floating in a cylinder of water — a kind of guiding spirit). When control passes to an unseen power, the mummified body of the Muse is rejuvenated and acquires the features of a beautiful woman.
The troupe begins a series of performances — each more demanding than the last — which includes "Macbeth" (a play traditionally associated with bad luck), "Hamlet" and "King Lear." Key passages from all of these plays are interspersed with Wilbr's account of the troupe's exhaustion as they move from one full production to another with only an hour and 10 minutes to rest between performances. The actors become increasingly frustrated since they are dependent on a badly impaired dragoman to interpret and explain their dilemma.
What gradually emerges in this extravagant "space drama" concerns the significance of Shakespeare's plays — not merely as literature, but as some ultimate moral and spiritual guide. When the Earth was subdued, highly advanced species such as the Archons, Poimen and the Demiurgos became the caretakers of Earth's art, culture and religion. The discovery of Shakespeare's plays and their possible significance led to the creation of a kind of cosmic philosophy. Although thousands of years have lapsed, Wilbr and his fellow actors still meditate on the sacred teachings of Jesus, Saint Jung and Shakespearean drama. All of the actors know all the speeches in all the plays. However, for all of their advancement, the meaning of "Hamlet," "King Lear," and "Macbeth" cannot be fully comprehended by the conquerers. As the dragman finally tells the troupe of actors, "You have been allowed to live only because of Shakespeare." Slowly, painfully, the "great powers" of the universe are receiving spiritual and moral guidance from the Earth's Men's performances.
There is much more here, of course. Muse of Fire contains beautifully contrived scenes of advanced cities on planets with numerous moons — all wrapped in impossible scenes of stellar beauty. There is even a sensual enactment of "Romeo and Juliet," for the Demiurgos in which simulated sex becomes real. One member of the troupe turns out to be a kind of galactic terrorist, intent on bringing it all down, and he nearly succeeds. However, beneath it all is Simmons' lavish narrative that glitters with mythical, Gnostic and poetic images that are reminiscent of the best of Ray Bradbury's science fiction. Muse of Fire is definitely a "collector's item."


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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperence: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
I made several of these yummy and healthy Fruit and Yogurt parfaits for the Young Women's class I teach at Church. The fruit colors were inspired by the Value colors of the YW program (white is the yogurt, and gold will be the granola we'll add when I serve them).
Our lesson today asks the girls to ponder who she is and who she can become. It's a good question to think about.
You can find the quick-and-easy directions for the parfaits on The Red Kitchen, where Katie suggests using wide-mouth pint Mason jars for easy tranportability. Thanks, Katie!


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Kindle titles in the library?
I am very pleased with the library system in MA. The wide selection of Christian books has allowed me to enjoy reading without spending a dime – great in this economy!
I would like to request books for Kindles. I got my Kindle for Christmas and I really want to use it more. If the library could expand the selection of Christian books to Kindles it would be great!
Thank you again and keep up the good work.
Dear EF,
Thank you very much for your compliment to the Waltham Public Library. We're happy to offer informational, educational and entertainment resources in any economy!
Unfortunately, Kindle titles are not available to libraries currently. Kindles were originally designed to read books purchased directly from Amazon and no other source. But back in the Spring (April, 2011), Amazon announced that they are making plans to allow libraries to offer Kindle titles to patrons by using OverDrive as the online distributor. WPL is currently using OverDrive to supply downloadable books and audiobooks of the non-Kindle variety, so I would say it is likely that WPL will also, at some point, offer Kindle titles through OverDrive. The business model for libraries to use this service has not yet been revealed, so we in the library world wait for more information. Hang in there!
Thanks again for your kind words.
Best Regards,
Deb Fasulo
Assistant Library Director


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Black Bear Population Estimated at 225 in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY - A pair of bears remains at the center of Missouri's state flag, even though hunting and human encroachment nearly wiped out the state's bear population by the 1940s.
Now, the bears are back in good numbers. The state Conservation Department estimates Missouri has about 225 black bears.
Conservation officials arrived at that preliminary figure based on a research project that began in 2010. The department has trapped and tagged 61 adult bears with radio collars and has collected fur samples from 141 bears that crossed wire "hair snares" to get to bait.
The research shows that most female bears make their homes in 10 south-central Missouri counties. DNA evidence suggests some of the bears may be a remnant of Missouri's original black bear population. Others may have migrated from Arkansas.


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While Julie Richer continues to climb the ladder as one of the elite runners in Central Mass., Northbridge High's senior captain doesn't hesitate to point out her appreciation for her teammates and coaches.
Without them, she said, being the Rams' No. 1 harrier over the past few years would be difficult.
"My team is very supportive and they always have my back, which is a huge help," said Richer, a 2011 T&G Super Team All-Star and three-year captain. "I'm very excited for my final season. I'm hoping I do well as an individual, but that my team does well, too."
Coach Kevin McNeil, who took over for the legendary Ken Warchol in 2008, loves Richer's competitiveness but also the compassion and maturity she exhibits on and off the trails.
"She's a fantastic captain," McNeil said, adding that she's the best runner he has ever coached. "The girls really look up to her. She's very positive. I just see her as being very successful no matter what she does. She has the drive and energy in everything she does. She's a great leader. She's a kind person. She's accepting of everyone on the team."
Last season, Richer outraced the field at the SWCL Championships (18:11) before placing seventh at the CMass Division 2 Championships at Gardner Municipal Golf Course (18:41.3), and 56th (20:35) at the All-States at Franklin Park. Her personal best in a 5K race is 19:52.
She owns the school record on Northbridge's 2.9-mile course in 18:36. Richer also was named to the MSTCA All-Academic team.
Although Richer said a top-three finish at the CMass Championships would be exciting, she wants to improve greatly on last November's disappointing performance at All-States.
"It was more of an off day for me," said Richer, who was 49th at All-States as a sophomore. "It was a bad day to have an off day."
"She's set the bar pretty high for herself," McNeil said. "She's set and reset the Northbridge course record since I've been here. I'm just trying to get her in the best shape she can be. Another SWCL title would be great. We're shooting for the same things, I think. She wants to get better. She loves running. She loves the sport."
Although the 5-foot-4 Richer is a guard on the varsity basketball team and competes in the 800 and 2-mile in outdoor track, she likes cross-country the best. Richer is inspired by her dad, Bill, who was a runner in high school and college.
"I think I have a lot of speed," said Richer, who is Northbridge's National Honor Society treasurer and proud of her community work with St. Patrick's Church in town. "I'm quick. I do strategize a little. I just try to hang on with the people in front of me. With my speed, I can outkick people I'm running with at the end.
"I've been working hard all four years I've been here and I've been able to perform well while still being very involved with my school and my community."
"I think it's mental toughness," McNeil said when asked for Richer's best quality. "If you're going to be a competitive runner, you've got to be tough. You've got to fight to stay where you are or to pass somebody. It's hard to keep your legs moving.
"She knows the courses. She knows the competitors. She knows where she should be at certain points of the race. Kids like her that get involved with all these different things, they make it work."
In his second stint as head coach at Abby Kelley, Kerin Biggins enjoys the relaxed family atmosphere surrounding the Bears' program.
Biggins, a 1999 graduate of South High, joked that he hopes he's a better coach than he was an athlete, but all kidding aside, mentoring student-athletes means the world to him.
"It's all about getting the kids involved," said Biggins, who teaches seventh-grade technology engineering. "It's one of my favorite parts of being a coach of this sport. Everybody can run.
"Luckily, we inherited a great program," said Biggins, who credits last year's coach, Grace Milner, for building a solid foundation.
The boys are 3-3 overall with wins over Bay Path, North Central Charter and St. Peter-Marian, and losses to DVC power Douglas, Holy Name and AMSA.
"They're young and they're hard workers," said Biggins, who also coaches outdoor track. "Our focus is on personal bests this year. I like that we can celebrate everybody because it's all about personal bests."
Biggins values all the support his runners receive from parents and school administrators.
"We've got super-involved parents," Biggins said. "They're amazing. They're helping us show sportsmanship. It's easy to instill sportsmanship when (the kids) see it from several different sources."
The boys' squad is led by sophomore Mike Burke, senior captains Ethan Reinhardt and Zach Fairbanks, seventh-grader Bush Tran and sophomore Aaron Belanger.
"We've got some good potential," Biggins said. "All of them are three-season athletes."
The girls, meanwhile, are still searching for their first win, but are incredibly young. The roster includes eighth-graders Arden Reinhardt, Tea Gabis, Jasmine Assasy, Paige Gliniecki and Michelle Thach and freshman Kiersten Hartnagel.
"We're hoping they grow with us," Biggins said.


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May 10, 2010
Last week several Morgan Hill, California, students were sent home on Cinco de Mayo for wearing U.S. flag apparel that offended Latino students. The following day, on May 6, several Latino students walked out of school in response and held a rally in a nearby park.
"We want respect," the students chant. In the video below, a group of students in a pickup truck drive past the marching Latino students waving American flags. "What followed was an angry confrontation in which both groups of students shouted obscenities at each other," Brian Shield writes for KRON 4. "No one was arrested and there are no reports of injuries."
It has yet to be explained by school authorities or the Latino students how wearing or waving American flags "disrespects" them. KRON 4 does not offer an explanation as to why the Latino students decided to walk out of school and march.
"The incident on May 5 at Live Oak High School is extremely unfortunate," a school administrator explains in a statement. "While campus safety is our primary concern and administrators made decisions yesterday in an attempt to ensure campus safety, students should not, and will not, be disciplined for wearing patriotic clothing. This matter is under investigation and appropriate action will be taken."
It appears the Latino students walked out of classes because the students wearing patriotic clothing were not disciplined.
Obviously, the Latino students do not consider themselves Americans. In the above video, the students wave Mexican flags and chant that displaying the American flag is disrespectful of their heritage and sense of Mexican nationalism.
- A d v e r t i s e m e n t
- {openx:49}
Why is the American flag offensive to Latino students? More than likely because their elders have taught them that California is not part of the United States. It is part of Mexico. It was stolen by the gringos.
The students probably do not realize (or do their parents and relatives) that their nationalism is inappropriate outside of Mexico. The belief that the Southwest United States is part of Mexico and must be reconquered plays right into the hands of the globalists.
The Ford Foundation supports La Raza. The global elite, however, are not interested returning the Southwest to Mexico or anybody else, least of all a faction of racist Marxists. The global elite are playing a game of divide and conquer. After an American Union is established, the national identities of Mexico, the United States, and Canada will be eradicated. Revolutionary Marxists will be dealt with in the same manner all independence minded factions are dealt with by authoritarian regimes.
The corporate media and public education reaffirm the politically correct fantasy that the American Southwest is the long lost land of Aztlán once populated by Aztecs who are superior to "frail" white people.
In fact, what is now the American Southwest became an ungovernable territory after the Spanish conquistadors planted a flag and eventually went back to Spain. The region was ungovernable until the United States domesticated the Apaches and other fierce tribes that ran the Mexicans off the land for centuries. Only Catholic missionaries and traders dared traverse the territory.
Latino students marching and demanding respect — tribal gang-bangers often make the same demand — will only serve to further polarize the issue and set the stage for race riots and violence. Nobody will benefit from violence, hated, and racial polarization but the global elite who are endeavoring to socially balkanize the country and exploit divisions to further their agenda of world government.
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Talk:Orthodoxy in Hawaii
very good article
very good article it is missing much information though; the name of ship and captain in 1792. i have it somewhere, i have to look for it. i will add it when i find it. very good article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by MshKlimek (talk • contribs) .
- That sounds good - this is just how a wiki works - one person knows a detail, another adds other information, and the article improves gradually. — FrJohn (talk)
Very good article. I'll put more materials in. I have more research but I need to translate it into English from Hawaiian--Marcus
- There is so much info on Orthodoxy in Hawaii. There is stuff in Hawaiian about St. Innocent's visit to the Islands. I'll try to locate it and put it up. Great job to whomever wrote this article! --Poepoe77 12:40, August 28, 2007 (PDT)
There are any monasteries in Hawaii? Arthasfleo 23:47, September 16, 2007 (PDT)
- ok. thank you Arthasfleo 02:34, September 18, 2007 (PDT)
- There is a small monastic skete on the Big Island of Hawaii, under the jurisdiction of the Greek Old-calendar Milan Synod. The priest in charge is Hieromonk Bartholomew. -Nectarios 02:39, September 19, 2007 (PDT)
- I know something about the Milan Synod. It is from here. It is a Churches "in resistance", a Florinite church. It is not a good monastery :( Arthasfleo 00:40, September 20, 2007 (PDT)